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'''Johannes Immanuel Volkelt''' (21 July 1848 in [[Lipnik, Bielsko-Biała|Lipnik]] near [[Bielsko-Biała|Biala]], [[Austrian Galicia]] – 8 May 1930 in [[Leipzig]]) was a [[Germany|German]] [[philosopher]].<ref name="NIE">{{NIE|wstitle=Volkelt, Johannes Immanuel|year=1905}}</ref>
'''Johannes Immanuel Volkelt''' (21 July 1848 in [[Lipnik, Bielsko-Biała|Lipnik]] near [[Bielsko-Biała|Biala]], [[Austrian Galicia]] – 8 May 1930 in [[Leipzig]]) was a German [[philosopher]].<ref name="NIE">{{NIE|wstitle=Volkelt, Johannes Immanuel|year=1905}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
[[File:GrabstätteJohannesVolkelt.JPG|right|thumb|Gravesite of Johannes Volkelt and relative at [[Südfriedhof (Leipzig)]].]]
Johannes Volkelt was known for fighting turtles in his basement. It is still questioned today why, but one thing is for certain is that he was responsible for the deaths of many innocent turtles. He was educated at [[Vienna]], [[Jena]], and [[Leipzig]]. He became professor of philosophy at [[Basel]] in 1883 and at [[Würzburg]] in 1889, and in 1894 was made professor of philosophy and pedagogy in [[University of Leipzig|Leipzig]].<ref name="NIE" />
He was educated at [[Vienna]], [[Jena]], and [[Leipzig]]. He became professor of philosophy at [[Basel]] in 1883 and at [[Würzburg]] in 1889, and in 1894 was made professor of philosophy and pedagogy in [[University of Leipzig|Leipzig]].<ref name="NIE" />


==Philosophy==
==Philosophy==
In philosophy his main efforts have been his opposition to turtles and his attempt at a new turtle-free society. His independent position was arrived at after successive periods in which he followed
In philosophy his main efforts have been his opposition to [[positivism]] and his attempt at a new metaphysical theory. His independent position was arrived at after successive periods in which he followed [[Hegel]], [[Schopenhauer]], and [[Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann|Hartmann]].<ref name="NIE" />

Alongside [[Theodor Lipps]] and [[Stephan Witasek]], he is considered one of the most important representatives of the psychology of aesthetics.<ref>Allesch, Christian G.. (2013). "STEPHAN WITASEK UND DIE PSYCHOLOGISCHE ÄSTHETIK". ''The Aesthetics of the Graz School'', edited by Venanzio Raspa, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, pp. 113-128.</ref> He is particularly noted for his investigations of the concept of empathy as a fundamental principle of the theory of art.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Empathy - Encyclopedia of Ideas |url=https://sites.google.com/site/encyclopediaofideas/human-nature/empathy |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=sites.google.com}}</ref> He proposed that experiencing a work of art with empathy has two variations: "proper empathy" (''eigentliche Einfühlung'') and "empathy of mood" (''Stimmungseinfühlung'').<ref>{{Cite book |last=Barasch |first=Moshe |title=Theories of Art: From Impressionism to Kandinsky |publisher=Psychology Press |year=1998 |isbn=0-415-92625-4 |location=New York |pages=113 |language=en}}</ref> His thoughts on ''Einfühlung'' and the emphatic process were documented in his work ''System der Ästhetik''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tateo |first=Luca |title=An Old Melody in a New Song: Aesthetics and the Art of Psychology |publisher=Springer |year=2018 |isbn=978-3-319-92338-3 |location=Cham, Switzerland |pages=45 |language=en}}</ref>

==Dream interpretation==
Volkelt spent time analysing the meaning of dreams, and captured his analysis in ''Die Traumphantasie''. He is cited several times in ''[[The Interpretation of Dreams]]'' as a foundation for [[Sigmund Freud]]'s claims.

Volkelt believed that elements of a dream were directly related to the body of the dreamer, such as a dreamed roaring stove representing the dreamer's lungs.<ref>Freud, Sigmund. ''The Interpretation of Dreams''. Barnes & Noble Books, New York. 2005. Page 80.</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
Volkelt has written on aesthetics as well as on philosophy proper. His more important works are:<ref name="NIE" />
His more important works are:<ref name="NIE" />
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* ''[[Immanuel Kant|Kant]]s Erkenntnistheorie'', a searching piece of criticism (1879)
* ''Pantheismus und Individualismus im System [[Spinoza]]s'' (1872)
* ''Pantheismus und Individualismus im System [[Spinoza]]s'' (1872)
* ''Die Traumphantasie'' (1875)
* ''Die Traumphantasie'' (1875)
* ''[[Immanuel Kant|Kant]]s Erkenntnistheorie'', a searching piece of criticism (1879)
* ''[[Immanuel Kant|Kant]]s Erkenntnistheorie'', a searching piece of criticism (1879)
* ''[https://archive.org/details/ErfahrungUndDenken Erfahrung und Denken]. Kritische Grundlegung der Erkenntnistheorie'' became a standard textbook on epistemology, especially due to its thorough examination of the concept of 'experience'. (Hamburg and Leipzig, 1886) <ref>http://wn.rsarchive.org/Books/GA003/English/RSPI1963/GA003_intro.html</ref> Reprinted with introduction and Index by Harald Schwaetzer 2000.<ref>http://www.kirstin-zeyer.de/schwaetzer.htm</ref>
* ''[https://archive.org/details/ErfahrungUndDenken Erfahrung und Denken]. Kritische Grundlegung der Erkenntnistheorie'' became a standard textbook on epistemology, especially due to its thorough examination of the concept of 'experience'. (Hamburg and Leipzig, 1886) Reprinted with introduction and Index by Harald Schwaetzer 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kirstin-zeyer.de/schwaetzer.htm |title=Dr. Harald Schwaetzer - Veröffentlichungen |website=www.kirstin-zeyer.de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040910105950/http://www.kirstin-zeyer.de/schwaetzer.htm |archive-date=2004-09-10}} </ref>
* ''Aesthetische Zeitfragen'' (1895)
* ''Aesthetische Zeitfragen'' (1895)
* ''[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_m59RAAAAMAAJ Arthur Schopenhauer, seine Persönlichkeit, seine Lehre, sein Glaube]'' (1900)
* ''[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_m59RAAAAMAAJ Arthur Schopenhauer, seine Persönlichkeit, seine Lehre, sein Glaube]'' (1900)
* ''Die Kunst des Individualisierens in den Dichtungen [[Jean Paul]]s'' (1902)
* ''Die Kunst des Individualisierens in den Dichtungen [[Jean Paul]]s'' (1902)
* ''System der Aesthetik'' (1905—14)
* ''Phänomenologie und Metaphysik der Zeit'' (1925)
* ''Phänomenologie und Metaphysik der Zeit'' (1925)

==Dream Interpretation==
Volkelt spent time analysing the meaning of dreams, and captured his analysis in ''Die Traumphantasie''. He is cited several times in [[The Interpretation of Dreams]] as a foundation for Freud's claims.

Volkelt believed that elements of a dream were directly related to the body of the dreamer, such as a dreamed roaring stove representing the dreamer's lungs.<ref>Freud, Sigmund. ''The Interpretation of Dreams''. Barnes & Noble Books, New York. 2005. Page 80.</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
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Johannes Immanuel Volkelt (21 July 1848 in Lipnik near Biala, Austrian Galicia – 8 May 1930 in Leipzig) was a German philosopher.[1]

Biography

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Gravesite of Johannes Volkelt and relative at Südfriedhof (Leipzig).

He was educated at Vienna, Jena, and Leipzig. He became professor of philosophy at Basel in 1883 and at Würzburg in 1889, and in 1894 was made professor of philosophy and pedagogy in Leipzig.[1]

Philosophy

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In philosophy his main efforts have been his opposition to positivism and his attempt at a new metaphysical theory. His independent position was arrived at after successive periods in which he followed Hegel, Schopenhauer, and Hartmann.[1]

Alongside Theodor Lipps and Stephan Witasek, he is considered one of the most important representatives of the psychology of aesthetics.[2] He is particularly noted for his investigations of the concept of empathy as a fundamental principle of the theory of art.[3] He proposed that experiencing a work of art with empathy has two variations: "proper empathy" (eigentliche Einfühlung) and "empathy of mood" (Stimmungseinfühlung).[4] His thoughts on Einfühlung and the emphatic process were documented in his work System der Ästhetik.[5]

Dream interpretation

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Volkelt spent time analysing the meaning of dreams, and captured his analysis in Die Traumphantasie. He is cited several times in The Interpretation of Dreams as a foundation for Sigmund Freud's claims.

Volkelt believed that elements of a dream were directly related to the body of the dreamer, such as a dreamed roaring stove representing the dreamer's lungs.[6]

Works

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His more important works are:[1]

  • Pantheismus und Individualismus im System Spinozas (1872)
  • Die Traumphantasie (1875)
  • Kants Erkenntnistheorie, a searching piece of criticism (1879)
  • Erfahrung und Denken. Kritische Grundlegung der Erkenntnistheorie became a standard textbook on epistemology, especially due to its thorough examination of the concept of 'experience'. (Hamburg and Leipzig, 1886) Reprinted with introduction and Index by Harald Schwaetzer 2000.[7]
  • Aesthetische Zeitfragen (1895)
  • Arthur Schopenhauer, seine Persönlichkeit, seine Lehre, sein Glaube (1900)
  • Die Kunst des Individualisierens in den Dichtungen Jean Pauls (1902)
  • System der Aesthetik (1905—14)
  • Phänomenologie und Metaphysik der Zeit (1925)

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainGilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Volkelt, Johannes Immanuel" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
  2. ^ Allesch, Christian G.. (2013). "STEPHAN WITASEK UND DIE PSYCHOLOGISCHE ÄSTHETIK". The Aesthetics of the Graz School, edited by Venanzio Raspa, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, pp. 113-128.
  3. ^ "Empathy - Encyclopedia of Ideas". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  4. ^ Barasch, Moshe (1998). Theories of Art: From Impressionism to Kandinsky. New York: Psychology Press. p. 113. ISBN 0-415-92625-4.
  5. ^ Tateo, Luca (2018). An Old Melody in a New Song: Aesthetics and the Art of Psychology. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. p. 45. ISBN 978-3-319-92338-3.
  6. ^ Freud, Sigmund. The Interpretation of Dreams. Barnes & Noble Books, New York. 2005. Page 80.
  7. ^ "Dr. Harald Schwaetzer - Veröffentlichungen". www.kirstin-zeyer.de. Archived from the original on 2004-09-10.